Where in Newham does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Newham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Newham fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
|---|
| E6 | East Ham / Beckton | Victorian terraces | E6 covers East Ham / Beckton only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and East Ham / Beckton case officers apply the E6 conservation-area map. |
| E7 | Forest Gate | Victorian terraces | A drawing package at an E7 address in Forest Gate is determined by Newham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Forest Gate. |
| E12 | Manor Park | Victorian terraces | E12 straddles a boundary: Manor Park addresses fall to Newham Council or Redbridge Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting E12 drawings. |
| E13 | Plaistow | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | E13 covers Plaistow only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Plaistow case officers apply the E13 conservation-area map. |
| E15 | Stratford / West Ham | New-build, post-war estates | Stratford / West Ham sits wholly inside E15, so Newham Council validates every drawing package submitted from an E15 address. |
| E16 | Canning Town / Royal Docks | Post-war estates, new-build | E16 covers Canning Town / Royal Docks only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Canning Town / Royal Docks case officers apply the E16 conservation-area map. |
| E20 | Olympic Park / East Village | Victorian terraces across West Ham | E20 covers Olympic Park / East Village only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Olympic Park / East Village case officers apply the E20 conservation-area map. |
Which Newham neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Newham
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Manor Park (E12) — a drawing package in Manor Park starts from victorian terraces, and Manor Park reads as Victorian terraces. in E12. Newham Council assesses Manor Park architectural drawings against its own Manor Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Manor Park references Manor Park station.
- Beckton (E6, E16) — a drawing package in Beckton starts from 1980s estates, new-build, and Beckton reads as 1980s estates, new-build. in E6. Newham Council assesses Beckton architectural drawings against its own Beckton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Beckton references Beckton DLR.
- Stratford (E15) — a drawing package in Stratford starts from new-build, post-war estates, and Stratford reads as Olympic-era new-build, regen. in E15. Newham Council assesses Stratford architectural drawings against its own Stratford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Stratford references Olympic Park.
- Forest Gate (E7) — a drawing package in Forest Gate starts from victorian terraces, and Forest Gate reads as Victorian terraces. in E7. Newham Council assesses Forest Gate architectural drawings against its own Forest Gate character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Forest Gate references Forest Gate station.
- Plaistow (E13) — drawing package work in Plaistow means victorian terraces, post-war flats. Plaistow is Victorian terraces, post-war flats. Newham Council decides the Plaistow application, and Plaistow Tube anchors the Plaistow location plan.
- East Ham (E6) — Victorian terraces defines East Ham, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any East Ham drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with East Ham High Street the usual East Ham reference point on the site plan.
- West Ham (E15) — drawing package work in West Ham means victorian terraces, post-war estates. West Ham is Victorian terraces, post-war estates. Newham Council decides the West Ham application, and West Ham station anchors the West Ham location plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Newham?
Newham conservation designations: there are 10 across Newham Council, Manor Park, Forest Gate, Plaistow among them. Designation costs a Newham owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Forest Gate is the Newham designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
Article 4 and your Newham drawing package: Article 4 Direction requires planning permission for any HMO conversion, plus restrictions on office-to-residential in Stratford and Royal Docks. At a E6 address that matters twice over, because Newham Council applies the direction unevenly across Newham — we read the Newham policies map for the exact E6 address before quoting architectural drawings.
The building fabric around Newham: Victorian terraces across West Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow; Olympic-era new-build in Stratford; post-war in Canning Town; substantial ongoing regeneration. High-regeneration borough; Olympic Park and Royal Docks drive major development; heavily HMO-managed borough. A drawing package in Newham is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Newham Council.
Which neighbouring authorities border Newham?
- Barking and Dagenham — the Barking and Dagenham boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from Newham is decided by Barking and Dagenham Council instead. Barking and Dagenham runs 9 conservation areas across IG11 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Newham are re-checked against Barking and Dagenham policy whenever the Newham address sits on that edge.
- Greenwich — adjoining Newham, with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the Newham line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the Newham quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
- Tower Hamlets — cross the Newham boundary and Tower Hamlets Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 58 conservation areas of its own around E1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Newham edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Newham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Hackney — adjoining Newham, with 29 conservation areas centred on E2. A drawing package on the far side of the Newham line is determined by Hackney Council, so the Newham quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hackney guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Newham drawing package page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
